. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War [electronic resource] . Lynch, as if you wanted to be Captainof this company and have mc for wagon driver. Xo,Ill be darnied if 1 do; 1 wouldnt be Captain of sixsick men. It knocked Captain Scott out completely,and he made tor his tent hurriedlv, almost burstingwith laughter Hut old Lynch never unhitched hismules; he winked his eves as only an Irishman can,and said, lie Cad, 1 shall go and get that sthraw Ina few minutes the Captain had gotten over his knock-out, and returned. Where are vou going. Lynch?said lie. For the sthraw: didnt me Captain
. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War [electronic resource] . Lynch, as if you wanted to be Captainof this company and have mc for wagon driver. Xo,Ill be darnied if 1 do; 1 wouldnt be Captain of sixsick men. It knocked Captain Scott out completely,and he made tor his tent hurriedlv, almost burstingwith laughter Hut old Lynch never unhitched hismules; he winked his eves as only an Irishman can,and said, lie Cad, 1 shall go and get that sthraw Ina few minutes the Captain had gotten over his knock-out, and returned. Where are vou going. Lynch?said lie. For the sthraw: didnt me Captain tell meto get it, and whin did I ever disobcv him. It was an-other knock-out, but of a different style, and all theCaptain could say was 1 am glad you came to yoursenses. About the middle of January Colonel Scott, withfour companies of his regiment, went on a scout to-ward Creen river Capt. Gus Scott, who had gonedown to Russellville to see about his sick men, heardof it and asked permission to go along. He got Hen-drys horse and Brooks rifle and pistol, and Capt. ALBERT CAM MACK. OF THE CIVIL WAR. 21 They spent the night at Greenville and next day wentto Rochester, situated at the junction of Green andMud rivers. Here they got sixty-five hogs and leftabout 4 oclock p. m. The enemy was within six milesof them at the time, report said, nearly four Scott went direct from this place to BowlingGreen, Capt. Scott returning to Russellville. Althoughthey had no engagement, one man was killed on thetrip—to what company he belonged cannot now berecalled. He was sitting at a table eating; anothersoldier coming in, slipped and fell, the hammer of hisgun striking the floor caused it to fire, killing theman at the table instantly. Captain Scott said thatwhile he was at the hotel in Greenville he saw a wound-ed Yankee, the first he had ever seen. He was shot inseveral places, in a fight at Sacramento. In the night hewas groaning terribly. Capt. Scott went to him and
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